CCP Champions for Change

The CCP Champions for Change (C4C)

The CCP Champions for Change (C4C) initiative takes lead from existing gender champion endeavors to establish a network of women and men affiliated with the CCP who commit to the ideals of gender equality and the betterment of women's working conditions. The women and men that become Champions will ideally be PCU and ACCU officers, CCP staff, trainers and collaborators who actively promote and encourage gender equality in their everyday work. Upon selection, a Champion will make a pledge committing to gender equality.

Michelle Bond

Inspector

Australian Border Force

Michelle Bond has served the Australia Government’s customs and border control agencies for the past 19 years and is currently a member of the Australian Border Force Offshore Disruption Unit.

Michelle is an active member of the CCP Women’s Network. Through this role, she works in close collaboration with the UNODC/WCO Working Group to empower women and advance inclusive pathways for women in Customs Administrations in Asia and the Pacific.

Avani Nissanka

Assistant Superintendent

Department of Sri Lanka Customs

Avani Nissanka joined Sri Lanka Customs in December 2016 and started working with the Port Control and Air Cargo Control Unit in Sri Lanka in January 2017. She has represented Sri Lanka in CCP Regional Meetings and is a member of the CCP's Women’s Network.

Avani is also a former Lecturer at the Department of Science and Technology Education, Faculty of Education, University of Colombo (UOC).

Alen Gagula

National Programme Officer

UNODC

Alen Gagula joined the UNODC in 2014 and is currently the CCP Regional Coordinator for South-Eastern Europe. He has 20+ years of experience as a project manager working with various international institutions, including the Organization for Security and Cooperation (OSCE), USAID, the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), and the UN Mission to BiH.

Alen holds a Bachelor's degree from the University of Sarajevo (BiH), and a Master's degree in Comparative Local Development from the University of Trento (Italy).

Edmund Landy Tei

CCP Regional Trainer for East and Southern Africa - UNODC

Edmund Landy Tei joined the UNODC in 2015 and is currently the CCP Regional Trainer for East and Southern Africa. He also supports operational activities in West Africa. He had 18 years of experience as a drug law enforcement officer working with the Narcotics Control Commission of Ghana before joining the CCP as a trainer for West Africa in 2015.

Edmund holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Ghana (BA), and an Executive Master's degree in Public Administration from the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA, GH)

United Nations

Office on Drugs and Crime

The CCP Champions for Change (C4C)

Our Champions

Michelle Bond

Avani Nissanka

Alen Gagula

Edmund Landy Tei